The New York Times published on 26 July 2024 an article titled "As Starvation Spreads in Sudan, Military Blocks Aid Trucks at Border" by Declan Walsh and Ivor Prickett.
In an effort to prevent arms from reaching its rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from across the Chad border, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) has instructed the United Nations not to send humanitarian relief trucks through check points controlled by the RSF. They must make a 200-mile detour to a border crossing controlled by a local militia allied with the SAF, significantly complicating the distribution of humanitarian aid.
